]]>http://klyq.com/esa-spacecraft-lands-on-comet/feed/0On its way to a landing, Philae snapped this photo of the comet. (ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS/DLR Photo)An Astronomical 'Selfie' from an Ambitious Projecthttp://klyq.com/an-astronomical-selfie-from-an-ambitious-project/
http://klyq.com/an-astronomical-selfie-from-an-ambitious-project/#commentsThu, 16 Oct 2014 23:50:53 +0000Steve Fullertonhttp://klyq.com/?p=209029Continue reading…]]>A few weeks ago, the robotic Rosetta spacecraft of the European Space Agency went into orbit around a comet. Its orbit takes it within 16 kilometers of the comet's surface, which is when this photo was snapped from an on-board camera.

]]>http://klyq.com/an-astronomical-selfie-from-an-ambitious-project/feed/0A selfie of the Rosetta spacecraft and its landing site. (ESA/Philae/CIVA Photo)Comet Making Closest Approach Ever of Earthhttp://klyq.com/comet-making-closest-approach-ever-of-earth/
http://klyq.com/comet-making-closest-approach-ever-of-earth/#commentsTue, 05 Mar 2013 19:43:34 +0000Associated Presshttp://newsradio95.com/?p=131694Continue reading…]]>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A recently discovered comet is closer than it's ever been to Earth, and stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere finally get to see it.